Undercover Hong Kong police officers ‘with toothache’ arrest 2 unlicensed dentists for allegedly treating patients in their homes
- Two men, both aged 70, arrested on suspicion of practising dentistry without a licence – an offence punishable by up to three years in jail and HK$100,000 fine
- Police say living rooms of their flats had been turned into clinics equipped with dentist chairs and other gear, as well as having controlled medicine
Undercover Hong Kong police officers posing as patients suffering from toothache have arrested two unlicensed dentists who were allegedly using their homes in the same building as dental clinics.
Superintendent Alan Chung, Kwai Chung divisional commander, said on Wednesday that preliminary investigations suggested the two suspects – both 70 – had been practising dentistry in their flats for at least five years without a licence.
He said the living rooms of their flats had been turned into clinics equipped with dentist chairs and other gear, as well as having controlled medicine.
“We believe the clients were mainly their regular customers, referrals and neighbours,” Chung said.
Police arrested the two men on suspicion of practising dentistry without a licence – an offence punishable by up to three years in jail and a HK$100,000 fine. The pair were also detained for possession of controlled drugs.
Officers began an investigation into two unlicensed dental clinics after a tip-off early this month. The pair knew each other but worked separately.